One of Cardiff's most iconic nightspots will re-launch next month in an investment creating 70 new jobs.

The Philharmonic in the centre of the city has undergone a £750,000 refurbishment to create a new seven-days-a-week bar and restaurant venue.

The lease for the venue, in a grade II listed building, has been acquired by Croeso Pubs Ltd.

Director with the company Simon Little said it is the process of recruiting 70 staff for the venue, from bar to management roles.

The venue has been empty for five years.

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Mr Little said: “We are really proud of what we have achieved in terms of the building design so far, and thoroughly delighted this work can now finally begin to have real impact on the city centre economically, as well as physically.

“We are so looking forward to breathing new life into The Philly through the acquisition of a carefully chosen team, hired to make our customer-focused design plans a reality, and give visitors old and new a warm welcome in the process.”

Croeso Pub already runs two successful city centre venues, employing more than 70 people at live music spot Brewhouse and Retro.

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The opening of The Philharmonic has been pushed back to safeguard the future of the building and to fully restore it to its former glory

Mr Newman, who is also the chairman of Cardiff Licensees’ Forum, said: “It’s been a long and at times arduous process to restore this magnificent building to a state which we all feel befits its standing as a much-loved and historically significant city landmark.

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“Now we are in the process of recruiting a team which can help make the next stage of the Philharmonic’s revival a reality, and really bring what is now a stunning building both internally and externally back to its former glory.”

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